Improvement iw bed-bottoms



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Bed-Bottom. No 161,765. at n ed.A ri|.a,1s75.

THE GRAPHIC C0.PHOTO-LITH.39&4I PARK PLACE, NY.

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JAMES L. DECKER, OF WAYNE, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN BED-BOTTOMS.

Sp :cification forming part of Letters Patent No. 16!,765, dated April6, 1875; application filed November 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES L. DECKER, of WVayne, in the county of Wayneand State of Michigan, have invented an Improvement in SpringBed-Bottoms, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to so construct a wood-slat bed-bottom asto render it easy and elastic and noiseless in operation or use; also,to enable the reversal of the slats when bowed or set from long use inone position.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, looking at the bed from the head andtop. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section at a; :20. Fig. 3 is abottom perspective view.

In the drawing, A represents a bedstead, to the ends of whose side railsa spring-bar, B, is suspended by strong elastic bands 0, across the headand foot of the bed. The upper surface of each bar B is faced with arubber strap, a, upon which rest the ends of the wooden slats D, whichare kept in position by a keeper-bar,

E, screwed to the head-board, and a similar one to the footboard, overthe extremities of said slats. The lower edge of each keeper-bar isfaced with a strap, b, of rubber or other elas- JAMES L. DECKER.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, CHARLES J. HUNT.

